Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
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AZ SENAnBE sHFRs,,,
Recognizing, as the repubIina
Ohio always have, the gifted ana q
statesmen OF the republican M. uie.
other states, loyal and upfaltps.! q
their devotion to the success nc u
ganization in 1888, under r ls o.
standard bearer the republican MATTER
tional convention may select tbFs@ Ia
Just pride IN the record and cara. -'''
John Sherman, as member Of ~
publican party and as ststesr". y
fidelity, large experience ana
AFFINITY. His career as a statrsna, s'sa'
with the birth of the republican Sss'a
He has grown and developed with pa,f
organization; his genius and ns..; @a
are stamped upon the recor5s ~ .,V'''a
party and the statutes and eonsti,sa
of the country; and, believing tb ,'''l w
nomination for the Office Of nrs,;, y
would be wise and judicious We rss..
fully present his name to the nso,Ff'',
the United States az candidate s5s
nounce our hearty and cordial spnn ,,a ~
him for that office. FF'"U
Nearly every plank brought ont :,
heartiest applause, but the last ana Wy
dorsing Senator Sherman as tbei, -, "
didate for the presidency, created .@
rore, the delegates cheering them.sl,..
hoarse.
In thanking ths convention for it.s,
dorsment Senator Sherman saia ~,
while he knows that at presen. j.
purely a matter of sentime emit he yorss
the action of the convention a. mnrb
though il assured his election. A Il.
same time he recognized the fact The oBs.
ton rested with the districts not ma,sJ.
of the state but of the country. IA
lieved in the district rules Just as he an
in 1880, when that belief cut OF au I
hopes of success.
TER NOMINATIONS.
ForakeF's Eame was submitted IN, "a
nomination by Dr.. GBaydon, OF RamiD,
county. The rules were suspended ss
Foraker dominated by acelamation,
Gen. A. s. Bushnell, of Springfield VIA
would have received the nomination far
lieutenantgoyernor by acclamation, "a
fused to allow his name to go befors tbs
convention.
For lieutenant governor the nomins
tions were Capt. W. G. Lyon, of Nevsrs
and Hon. Thomas J. Pringle, of Spriup
field. The nominations of Lieutenant
governor were suspended in order that
Gov. Foraker might be introduced. HI
delivered lengthy speech, dealing witt
the platform adopted by the democrats
convention last week.
Congressman Mckinley then placed 10
nomination for lieutenant governor lion,
Silas A. Conrad, of Stark county, presi
dent of the Ohio senate. At 1911 O'Clock
a call of the roll on nomination tOf
Acknowledgements resulted: Conrad,
236; Pringie, 226; Lyon, 225. No choice
Capt. Lyon was nominated for lieuten-
ant governor on the second ballot.
Hon. w. B. Speer was renominated By
acclamation for Judge of the supreme
court for the long term, and Judge Dick.
man, of Cleveland, was nominated fof
judge of the supreme court for tie short
term
Ebenezer W. Poe, of Wood county, was
nominated for state auditor.
John s.. Bracon was RECOMMENDED tOi
state treasarer by reclamation.
d. Clay Watson, of Franklin county
was nominated for attorney general On
the first ballot two years ago, his came
within six votes of securing the nomina'
tion for the same office. G. A. Flicker
ger, of defiance, was nominated by 40.
clamation for member of the board Of
public works. and at 1856 p. m. the con
Aention adjourned sine die.